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PoetTree
by Glenn CurrierWhen the lion of anger devours me
I come to you
to find myself
piece by peace.
When teeth of fear seize me
or drools of depression
leach each atom of joy
from my being
I lay beneath you
to regain my ground.
When all is drought
and within is without
I delve your moist loins
and quince my thirst.
I am Artimes
you are Zeus and Diana,
swamp and summit, desert and savannah.
In your arms my Eros speaks
I become Aztecs and Greeks
wolf and arrow
eagle and sparrow.
You are my sinner and my priest
brown and gold, shy and bold
your green is my wealth
your gray is my stealth
I speak you and you speak me
you are my poet tree.
08/16/2003 Author's Note: This Poem is also published on my website: tocreate.net The tree that inspired it also helped create another of my poems, Tree.
Posted on 08/17/2003
Copyright © 2025 Glenn Currier
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Philip F De Pinto on 08/17/03 at 11:16 AM that tree is certainly been fruitful to you Glenn and not conservative have you been with its fruits, but that you share their plentitude with us. |
| Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 08/17/03 at 03:36 PM Quite inspiring Glenn. Wish I had a Poet Tree. |
| Posted by Anne Engelen on 08/17/03 at 05:34 PM This is a poem that has to be read over and over again to capture it all. It's indeed very recognizable...but also endless. Great read Glenn. Thanks for sharing this. |
| Posted by Vimal Rony on 08/17/03 at 07:04 PM What a creative piece.Brilliant!Amazing write,Glenn. |
| Posted by JD Clay on 08/18/03 at 12:31 AM This is amazingly insightful, Glenn. Your connection with nature, this tree in particular, is an inspiration and displays your true talent well.
Peace... |
| Posted by Kate Demeree on 08/19/03 at 04:19 PM I have come here and read this more than once. It is just packed full of so many inages, emotions. The poem has a life all it's own. |
| Posted by Max Bouillet on 09/07/03 at 11:31 PM The many hats the ones that inspire us wears. Great verse and fitting tribute. |
| Posted by Kimberly Bare on 09/16/03 at 06:38 PM This is wonderful...it begs to be read aloud...and it's beauty only grows stronger in doing so. |
| Posted by David R Spellman on 09/17/03 at 12:38 AM Loved the dichotomy in this piece, relating extremes. To be able to take shade in such as this is a great resource which you have just added to with style. |
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